BOOK II-BIRDS 



CHAPTER I 



THE OSTRICH AND ITS KINDRED 



An ancient group; varying size. TINAMOUS The head 

 of the tribe. THE RHEA South American; described 

 by Darwin and others. THE OSTRICH- Giant among 

 birds; running powers; egg; male and female; Schreiner 

 on the " waltzing " and " rolling " of ostriches; Glynn's 

 account of a hunt. CASSOWARIES AND EMEUS History 

 and habits. THE APTERYX A New Zealand bird; native 

 name Kiwi; the hunt 385-396 



CHAPTER II 



THE GAME-BIRDS AND RAILS 



GROUSE AND PTARMIGAN Distinguishing features; 

 the Red Grouse; the Ryper; Capercailzies; Blackcock 

 and Gray-hen; Prairie-hen; Captain Bendire's account; 

 Sage-grouse; Ruffed Grouse. PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, AND 

 PHEASANTS Characteristics; Red-legged and Common 

 Partridges; Quails; enormous numbers; story of the 

 Israelites; American Quails; Pheasants; homes and habits; 

 Tragopans; Monals; Golden Pheasants. JUNGLE-FOWL 

 AND THEIR DOMESTICATED DESCENDANTS General Char- 

 acteristics; numerous varieties; the Game-breed; Ply- 

 mouth Rock; Dorking; Black Spanish breed; Minorcas; 

 Leghorns; Andalusians; Hamburgs; Polish breed; Se- 

 bright Bantams; Japanese Bantams. THE ARGUS- 

 PHEASANT AND PEACOCK AND THEIR ALLIES Guinea- 

 fowls; Turkeys; Curassows and Guans; Bustard-quail and 

 Plain-wanderers; the Hoatzin. THE RAILS Corn-crake; 

 Land-rail; Water-rail; Weka-rail, Water-hen, or Moor- 

 hen; the Fin-feet 397-413 



CHAPTER III 



PIGEONS AND SAND-GROUSE 



PIGEONS Powers of flight; feeding; nests; eggs; 

 Fruit-pigeons; Green Pigeons; Painted Pigeons; Eugene's ** 

 Pigeon; White Nutmeg-pigeon; Nicobar Pigeons; Gouras, 

 or Crowned Pigeons; Namaqua and Scaly Doves; Gray- 

 naped Ground-pigeon; English Pouter; Carrier; Short- 

 faced Tumbler; Indian Frillback; Jacobin. SAND-GROUSE 

 Home and characteristics . . . 414-416 



CHAPTER IV 



AUKS, GULLS, AND PLOVERS 



THE AUK TRIBE The Guillemot; the Razor-bill; 

 Great Auk; Little Auk; Puffin. THE GULL TRIBE Terns; 

 Skimmers; Gulls; Black-headed Gull; Great Black-backed 

 Gull; Gray Gull; Kittiwake; Skua Gulls. THE PLOVER 

 TRIBE Gray Plover; Dunlin; Godwits, Knots, and 

 Sanderlings; the Ruff; Phalaropes; the Dotterel; Turn- 

 stones; Curlews; Snipe; Woodcock; Avocet; Stilts; Jacana; 

 Water-pheasant; Spur-winged Plover 417-424 



CHAPTER V 



BUSTARDS AND CRANES 



THE GREAT BUSTARD Most important species; for- 

 merly seen in England; its stately bulk; found in Spain; 

 courting antics; peculiar wind-bag. CRANES History 

 in England; nest and young; Nelson describes dancing 

 cranes; Sarus Crane; Crowned Crane; White and Whoop- 

 ing Cranes, wonderfully beautiful; the "lily of birds"; 

 Dr. Coues mistakes a crane for an antelope; the Seriema; 

 Trumpeters; Courlans; Kagu; Sun-bittern 424-428 



CHAPTER VI 



GREBES AND DIVERS, PENGUINS, AND 

 TUBE-NOSED BIRDS 



GREBES A very ancient type; adaptation to <4te water; 

 the Great Crested Grebe; Dabchick; Eared Grebe. 

 DIVERS Peculiarities. THE PENGUINS Wonderful birds, 

 of ancient descent; their home the sea; Moseley 

 describes a flock; habits; the Emperor-penguin; King- 

 penguin; Gentle Penguin; Crested Penguins, or Rock- 

 hoppers; Black-footed Penguin; Humboldt's Penguin; 

 Jackass-penguin; Blue Penguin. THE TUBE-NOSED BIRDS 

 Related to Divers and Penguins; the " Ancient Mariner "; 

 majestic flight described by Froude and Hutton; making 

 love; Giant Petrel; Fulmar Petrel; Storm-petrel; Diving- 

 petrel 428-435 



CHAPTER VII 



STORKS, HERONS, AND PELICAN TRIBE 



THE STORKS White Stork; affectionate regard for it; 

 Black Stork; Adjutant-stork and Jabirus; adjutants 

 named from their gait; scavengers; ugliness; the adjutants' 

 pouch; marabou feathers; three species of Jabirus; splendid 

 plumage; African Saddle-billed Stork; Whale-headed 

 Stork; Flamingoes, their beauty, nesting, brooding, etc.; 

 Chapman on their huge flocks; Spoonbills; graphic de- 

 scriptions by Wolley and Crowley; Ibises; one species 

 sacred to the Egyptians; Scarlet Ibis of America most 

 beautiful; connection with name Liverpool. THE HERONS 

 AND BITTERNS Common Heron; Great Blue Heron; 

 Green Heron; Goliath Heron; Egrets, victims of cruelty; 

 Night-herons; interesting stories; Bitterns; characteristics, 

 homes, habits. THE PELICAN TRIBE Dissimilar forms; 

 in heraldry; features; Cormorants; Darters; Gannets; 

 Frigate-birds; Tropic-birds 435-456 



CHAPTER VIII 



SCREAMERS, DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS 



Wealth of forms; aquatic habits; the young. SCREAM- 

 ERS Characteristics and habits. FRESH-WATER DUCKS 

 Wild-duck, or Mallard; parent of domesticated stock; 

 Rouen and Aylesbury Ducks; the Penguin-duck. SALT- 

 WATER DUCKS OR DIVING-DUCKS Eider-duck; Sheppard 

 describes a colony; Pochards; Scaups; Golden-eyes; 

 Scoters; Mergansers and Smews. The Common Shel- 

 drake. GEESE Spur- winged Geese; Half- webbed Goose; 

 Chinese or Guinea-goose; Gray Goose; several varieties; 

 Kelp- and Upland-geese; Pygmy Geese; Cotton-teal. 

 SWANS Coscoroba Swan; Mute Swan; Black Swan; 

 Black-necked Swan 456-463 



CHAPTER IX 



BIRDS OF PREY AND OWLS 



BIRDS OF PREY The New World Vultures; the Con- 

 dor; King-vulture; Turkey-buzzard; Black Vulture; 

 Calif ornian Vulture; the Secretary-bird; the Eagle and 

 Falcon Tribe; Kites; Honey-buzzards, Osprey, or Fishing- 

 hawk; how the vulture discovers its food; Old World 

 Vultures; Lammergeir, or Bearded Vulture; Cinereous, 

 Griffon, Pondicherry, and Egyptian Vultures; Golden 

 Eagle; Harpy-eagle; Sea-eagles; Erne; Sparrow- and Gos- 

 hawks; Carrion-hawks, or Caracaras; Curassow-hawk; 

 The Falcons; Peregrine and Jer-falcons; Kestrel; Hobby; 

 Merlin. OWLS Misrepresented in literature; Greek 



